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revelation

Meaning

The act of making something known that was previously hidden or secret, often something unexpected or significant.

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Basic: Simple, everyday vocabulary — the easiest to read.

She finally told him the truth about their past. It was a shocking revelation that changed everything he thought he knew. He felt a mix of anger and sadness as the hidden secrets came to light.

She’d spent weeks searching for the missing component of her obscure, self-made sonic humidifier. Then, while cleaning out an old toolbox, a loose panel sprang open. Inside, glowing faintly, was the part. This sudden revelation made her gasp; she'd forgotten all about that hidden compartment.

The old map, hidden for years, led them to a forgotten cave. Inside, a glowing stone pulsed with soft light. It was a revelation, a source of power no one had dreamed of, changing their understanding of everything.

My cat, Bartholomew, spent all day staring at a blank wall. I thought he was nuts. Then, a tiny mouse peeked out from a crack! Bartholomew's silent vigil was a revelation, a secret mission he’d kept hidden until the very last second, right before he pounced.

Barnaby's pet rock, Bartholomew, had always been surprisingly quiet. One Tuesday, while Barnaby was attempting to teach Bartholomew to juggle, there was a small *thump*. Bartholomew rolled over, revealing a tiny, hand-painted sign that read, "Actually, I'm quite bored of this rock gig." This revelation was unexpected, but mostly just made Barnaby wonder if Bartholomew also disliked polka.

Normal: Standard, everyday language.

After years of his father’s silence, the old letters provided a startling revelation. Suddenly, everything made sense; a secret life, previously hidden, was laid bare, changing the way she saw the man she thought she knew.

After years of meticulous cataloging, the dusty ledger finally yielded its secret. The stark numbers on the page were a chilling revelation, detailing the true extent of the company's illicit dealings, a hidden truth that threatened to shatter everything.

When the old automaton's gears finally clicked into place, a hidden compartment sprang open. Inside, tucked amongst dust and strange mechanisms, was a faded photograph. Seeing the familiar face in the sepia tones was a revelation; he never knew his grandfather had been a clockwork repairman.

My grandma's "secret recipe" for killer brownies turned out to be just adding a ton of chocolate chips. This revelation, while slightly disappointing, explained why they were always gone so fast. My tastebuds were fooled by a simple, yet brilliant, ingredient addition.

Brenda's face contorted as the ancient sourdough starter, whom she'd affectionately named "Bubbles," let out a truly unholy gurgle. It was a genuine revelation, a sudden, pungent knowledge that Bubbles had secretly been fermenting not just flour, but also three forgotten anchovy fillets and a single, rogue gummy bear.

Advanced: Richer vocabulary that stretches an upper-level reader.

When the detective uncovered the hidden diary, it was a complete revelation. Suddenly, all the pieces clicked into place, revealing the true perpetrator and a motive no one had suspected. The formerly secret events were now clear, changing everything they thought they knew.

The dusty ledger lay open, its brittle pages whispering forgotten transactions. Elias traced a faded signature, a jolt running through him. This was the revelation, the unexpected truth about his grandfather's clandestine involvement in the illicit trading of rare fungal spores, a secret kept for decades.

After weeks of analyzing the strange radio signals, Dr. Anya Sharma experienced a profound revelation. It wasn't random noise; it was a complex, repeating pattern, a deliberate message from beyond the Kuiper Belt. The sheer magnitude of this discovery, a cosmic greeting, left her breathless.

Bartholomew, convinced his goldfish harbored ancient wisdom, spent weeks meticulously transcribing its gurgles. The sudden revelation that Bartholomew's cat, Mittens, was the true intellectual, having secretly trained the fish to *mimic* profound pronouncements, was met with Bartholomew's sputtering, fish-food-flinging outrage.

Barnaby's prolonged aversion to kale was not mere culinary disagreement; it was a profound revelation when he confessed his deepest secret: the verdant leaves reminded him uncomfortably of his ex-girlfriend's suspiciously moss-covered pet tortoise. The sheer absurdity of it all left us gasping, a most unexpected and significant unraveling of his dietary dogma.

Challenging: Rare, high-register vocabulary for serious word lovers.

The unassuming ledger held the staggering revelation of his father's clandestine ventures. Years of perceived frugality dissolved, replaced by a visceral understanding of a life built on audacious deceit. The quiet humility he’d always admired was a meticulously crafted artifice.

The cryptic transmission, long dismissed as garbled static, suddenly yielded its meaning. It was a startling revelation, a precise schematic for a forgotten lunar terraforming system, hinting at the clandestine intentions of a lost civilization.

The hushed whispers ceased as Elara, her face a mask of grim determination, unfurled the ancient manuscript. The cryptic symbols, previously inscrutable, suddenly coalesced into a terrifying truth about the collapsing astral filaments. This revelation, chilling in its magnitude, confirmed their direst premonitions.

A clandestine encounter with a dislodged toupee, a veritable hirsute specter, provided a startling revelation: Bartholomew's ostentatious coiffure was naught but artifice, a follicular subterfuge that had duped the entire arrondissement. His stoic demeanor, hitherto impregnable, crumbled like a forgotten macaron.

The wizened truffle boar, Bartholomew, unearthed a hitherto unknown cache of petrified escargot, a culinary revelation so astounding it momentarily silenced the usually garrulous woodlice. Their subsequent jubilant effervescence, a truly ostentatious display of gastronomic delight, affirmed the profound significance of Bartholomew's discovery.

Difficulty

Normal — Everyday words worth reinforcing.

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